Francisco Ventoso Explained

Francisco Ventoso
Fullname:Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
Nickname:Fran
Birth Date:1982 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Reinosa, Spain
Height:1.80NaN0
Weight:76kg (168lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Proyears1:2004–2007
Proyears2:2008
Proyears3:2009–2010
Proyears4:2011–2016
Proteam4:[1]
Proyears5:2017–2020
Proteam5:[2] [3]
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia

2 individual stages (2011, 2012)

Vuelta a España

1 individual stage (2006)

1 TTT stage (2017)One-day races and Classics

Paris–Brussels (2010)

Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born 6 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the,,, and squads.[4]

Career

Ventoso turned professional with in 2004 before moving to in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris–Brussels in a bunch sprint.[5] On the back his victory in the one-day classic and 3 other stage wins, he was included in the Spanish squad to ride at the World Championships in Geelong.[6]

Major results

2004
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar
    2005
  • 4th Trofeo Luis Puig
    2006
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España
  • 1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta
    2007
  • 4th Gent–Wevelgem
  • 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
  • 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
    2008
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León
  • 4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
  • 1st Stage 1
    2009
  • 1st Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà
  • 1st Stages 1 & 2
  • 1st Overall Tour of Hainan
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
  • 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
  • 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
    2010
  • 1st Paris–Brussels
  • 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía
  • 1st Stage 2 Ster Elektrotoer
  • 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
    2011
  • Vuelta a Castilla y León
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 1 & 2
  • 1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
  • 1st Stage 5 Tour Down Under
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
  • 2nd Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
    2012
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
  • 1st Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe
  • 1st Stage 5 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
    2013
  • 5th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
  • 5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
  • 6th Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
  • 6th Clásica de Almería
  • 8th GP Ouest–France
    2014
  • 2nd Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
  • 3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
  • 4th Clásica de Almería
  • 8th Trofeo Ses Salines
    2017
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
    Giro d'ItaliaDNFDNF9266125948987
    Tour de France78DNF139
    / Vuelta a España9378819211197DNF
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Mosquera waits on future; Ventoso to Movistar; Vogondy to Cofidis . Velonews . 17 September 2010 . 27 September 2010 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171003/http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/09/news/mosquera-waits-on-future-ventoso-to-movistar-vogondy-to-cofidis_140936 . dead .
    2. News: Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster. Cyclingnews.com. 25 November 2019. 1 January 2020.
    3. News: Nicolò. Vallone. CCC, ecco come si sono accasati i 27 corridori. it. CCC, here's where the 27 riders ended up. Tuttobici. Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l.. 24 December 2020. 3 January 2021.
    4. News: Patrick. Fletcher. Ventoso calls time on 17-year career. Cyclingnews.com. 10 January 2021. 10 January 2021.
    5. Web site: Parijs-Brusssel - Paris-Bruxelles 2010: Results Results Cyclingnews.com . www.cyclingnews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120928022530/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/parijs-brusssel-paris-bruxelles-1-hc-1/elite-men/results . 2012-09-28.
    6. Web site: Barry Ryan . Spanish Team For World Championships Announced . Cyclingnews.com . 16 September 2010.